Authors - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Brief Biography
Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC; sometimes anglicized as Tully), was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, Roman consul and constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. - Wikipedia
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Quote 2933by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.
Quote 3004by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.
Quote 3138by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.
Quote 4879by Anonymous on 03/03/2011
Wise men are instructed by reason; men of less understanding, by experience; the most ignorant, by necessity; the beasts, by nature.
Quote 4919by Anonymous on 04/05/2011
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.
Quote 5061by Anonymous on 11/05/2011
It is a true saying that "One falsehood leads easily to another".
Quote 5127by Anonymous on 22/05/2011
Such praise coming from so degraded a source, was degrading to me, its recipient.
Quote 5167by Anonymous on 28/05/2011
He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.
Quote 5258by Anonymous on 08/06/2011
All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is the face, its index the eyes.
Quote 5400by Anonymous on 26/06/2011
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
Quote 5540by Anonymous on 14/07/2011
Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.
Quote 5921by Anonymous on 06/09/2011
A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.
Quote 5967by Anonymous on 09/09/2011
The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.
Quote 6061by Anonymous on 12/09/2011
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
Quote 6151by Anonymous on 14/09/2011
The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong.
Quote 6210by Anonymous on 16/09/2011
Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
Quote 6493by Anonymous on 19/09/2011
Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
Quote 6494by Anonymous on 19/09/2011
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion, or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute.
Quote 6517by Anonymous on 23/09/2011
The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.
Quote 6520by Anonymous on 23/09/2011
A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.
Quote 6720by Anonymous on 05/10/2011
In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.
Quote 6928by Anonymous on 13/10/2011
The welfare of the people is the ultimate law.
Quote 7228by Anonymous on 28/10/2011
There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.
Quote 7312by Anonymous on 02/11/2011
Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.
Quote 7320by Anonymous on 02/11/2011
Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.
Quote 7460by Anonymous on 15/11/2011
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
Quote 7470by Anonymous on 21/11/2011
We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.
Quote 7584by Anonymous on 28/12/2011
Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.
Quote 7591by Anonymous on 28/12/2011
He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.
Quote 8689by Anonymous on 22/05/2012
Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.
Quote 8815by Anonymous on 30/05/2012
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Quote 13505by Anonymous on 28/07/2013
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
Quote 13748by Anonymous on 28/08/2013
Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.
